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Super-Tuscan White Bean Soup

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  • Prep 55 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Servings 6
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Progresso® chicken broth and cannellini beans. You can create an authentic, rich Italian soup in less than an hour.
Updated Sep 6, 2012
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Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon, finely chopped
  • 1 medium yellow onion, quartered lengthwise
  • 1 medium stalk celery, quartered crosswise
  • 1 medium carrot, quartered crosswise
  • 2 cloves garlic, lightly crushed
  • 3 cans (19 oz each) Progresso™ cannellini beans, drained
  • 1 dried bay leaf
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 carton (32 oz) Progresso™ reduced-sodium chicken broth (4 cups)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves, sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon gray sea salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Make With
Progresso Broth

Steps

  • 1
    In 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, cook bacon, onion, celery, carrot and 2 cloves garlic over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium. Add beans, bay leaf, wine and broth; cover and cook 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat; cool about 15 minutes.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, in 8-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until garlic begins to brown. Stir in red pepper flakes; cook a few seconds. Stir in basil; cook until basil wilts.
  • 3
    Remove bay leaf from bean mixture. Pour mixture into food processor; cover and puree. Return to saucepan; stir in salt and pepper. Simmer over medium heat 5 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly heated.
  • 4
    Ladle soup into individual soup bowls. Top each with basil mixture.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Serve soup with crusty bread and a mixed green salad.

Nutrition

390 Calories, 8g Total Fat, 24g Protein, 55g Total Carbohydrate, 3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
390
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
5mg
2%
Sodium
1320mg
55%
Potassium
1240mg
35%
Total Carbohydrate
55g
18%
Dietary Fiber
13g
53%
Sugars
3g
Protein
24g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
35%
35%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
45%
45%
Exchanges:
3 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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